Final Fantasy VIII (2013)
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Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 5, 2013 |
This page is for the 2013 re-release. For the original 2000 version, see Final Fantasy VIII.
Key points
- This is a re-release of the 2000 PC port of the PlayStation version updated with compatibility with modern operating systems along with additional new features.[1][2]
- Slightly better models with more polygons (togglable).
- Unfavorable to the PlayStation version in areas: Out of combat movement is limited 8 directions as opposed to complete circular movement, has fixable inferior MIDI music,[3] has thin black bars on the top and bottom, and has blurry FMVs.
- While the PlayStation version ran at 60 FPS, excluding menu screens the PC frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, 15 FPS during combat and FMVs.[4]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam and a Square Enix account.
Essential improvements
Better Music Mod
- Replaces the default MIDI music with higher-quality tracks, similar to the PlayStation version. If you want orchestral music remixes, use Roses and Wine.
FMV Replacement Pack
- Replaces the blurry FMVs with better encoded versions based on the original PC release coupled with the uncompressed PlayStation audio.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- FMVs from the original PC release were re-encoded from 480p Bink format (with tons of macroblocking) to 720p VP8/OGG with additional post-processing resulting in a blurrier look.[5] See FMV Replacement Pack for a fix.
Input settings
- Does not support XInput.
- To run from battle, hold L3 and R3 (analog sticks).
- Ctrl+R resets the game to the title screen.
- Button prompts are B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, etc., rather than the standard A/B/X/Y.
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/39150/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ New features accessible by pressing F1 through F5 (more information in manual in the launcher):
- High Speed Mode, which increases the game speed by about 5x. F1
- Battle Assistance, which always keeps the ATB bar full, makes Limit Breaks always available, prevents status ailment damage, keeps HP full, and prevents damage from enemies. F2
- 9999, which makes all player dealt damage and healing do the maximum 9999 amount. F3
- AP MAX, which sets all currently learned GF abilities to their max level. F4
- Magic and Gil MAX, which sets all acquired magic spells to 100 and Gil to its maximum limit. F5
- Magic Booster, which increases the inventory of various spells by 100.
- Chocobo World, a mini-game previously found in the Pocket station port of the game.
- Steam cloud and achievement functionality.
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Non steam Version or Steam Version
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Bought this on PSN a while back.
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Frame limit - any chance of getting rid of it?
- ↑ Steam Forums :: FMVs are WORSE quality than the original version :(